Ludo Campbell-Reid

Background

Campbell-Reid was born to an English father and a South African mother in Hampton Court, southwest London, in 1968.

Education

He graduated from the University of Westminster in London with a Bachelor with Honours In Urban Planning Studies, then completed a Master of Arts and Diploma In Urban Design at Oxford Brookes University.

Career

He is an urban designer and planning specialist. In 1997 he returned to London where he worked for Tibbalds Planning & Urban Design before becoming senior urban designer at Tower Hamlets Borough in east London. He worked on the transformation of London"s Canary Wharf, and in 2003 was shortlisted for the London Planning Awards in the category of best public sector planner.

Achievements

• Campbell-Reid’s achievements in urban design began in South Africa from 1992-1997, where he worked on the country’s first ski resort, assisted in transforming Victoria and Albert Docks on Cape Town"s world-class waterfront, and worked on that city’s bid to host the 2004 Olympic Games.